Orochimaru's Allah's Lamp

Seeing the disgust clearly visible on Orochimaru's face, Sandai sighed slightly in his heart.

To be fair, Orochimaru was very active in this Kumogakure battle and performed very well.

In terms of personal force, he not only showed tailed beast-like suppression against the ninja army, but also defeated the Raikage one-on-one, seriously injuring him.

In terms of strategy, at the expense of a pair of Mangekyō Sharingan blindness, heavy casualties of the police force were avoided, and the rift between Uchiha and the village was also resolved.

Although it did not completely follow the previously planned strategy, it has to be said that the current situation is much less bloody, and it is easier to ease the relationship between the village and the Uchiha.

The Third Generation, unlike Danzo and the two advisory elders, were not so sensitive to Uchiha, and he was happy to see the current situation.

Orochimaru is indeed his most proud disciple.

However, even so, he still wanted to suppress Orochimaru's momentum and status in the village.

Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes narrowed slightly and he looked at Orochimaru with vigilance and caution in his eyes.

After this Kumogakure battle, the third generation finally saw this clearly: Orochimaru, him, and Konoha were not of the same mind.

"When they are dead, enough of them are dead that you start to feel distressed, and there are so many ninjas in the village that they feel that the Nine-Tails Rebellion is definitely not a Uchiha conspiracy, then..."

Still in the Hokage's room, there were still three people present. When he first heard about this plan, Sarutobi Hiruzen only saw the viciousness in it.

But now, using the Mangekyō Sharingan to temporarily lose his sight and sacrifice in place of Uchiha seems extremely merciful.

Sarutobi Hiruzen had also wondered before which side was his disciple's true appearance.

However, Orochimaru wantonly fooled Koharu, who was sleeping in the dormitory, and took advantage of the villagers' upright behavior in holding the kaleidoscope, which made the third generation have some enlightenment.

From viciousness to kindness, the time point for the transformation was when Orochimaru learned the information about Shisui's eyes.

The latter is a temporary approach, the purpose is to possess this pair of Mangekyō Sharingan.

Good or evil, benevolent or vicious, are just means to this disciple, and no matter which one, as long as the situation is suitable, Orochimaru will not have the slightest resistance.

This kind of behavior allowed the third generation to see the shadow of Danzo.

But compared to Danzo, who could only stay at the roots of Konoha, his disciples were undoubtedly much better, and of course, much more dangerous.

Such a person who seizes interests so exquisitely and puts his own choices above the collective will never become a Hokage, and even becoming a high-ranking person will become a serious problem.

There is already a Danzo whose tail is too big to fall off, and Konoha cannot afford another more difficult parasite.

After Sarutobi Hiruzen sighed, he also made a decision in his heart.

While you can still restrain Orochimaru, try your best to suppress his reputation. Otherwise, the new Hokage will have no power to fight back in front of Orochimaru.

In the conference room, the atmosphere was slightly quiet.

Orochimaru licked his lips and frowned slightly.

He didn't know that in a short period of time, the third generation had already seen the subtleties and figured out his intentions from his recent behavior.

But even if he knew, Orochimaru didn't care, and maybe he would just laugh in his heart, "You are indeed an old man."

Orochimaru is thinking about another thing now.

In the Battle of Kumogakure, he induced Shisui to become a sacrifice instead of Uchiha, and it was indeed for the Mangekyou Sharingan.

There is nothing wrong with this, and he would do it even if he had to do it again, but it does violate the agreement between the two parties before the war and grabs a reputation that he should not have.

Reputation is something invisible and intangible, but it is indeed an important part of trading.

For example, right now, the Third Generation doesn't want to give it, and Orochimaru doesn't want it either. The two sides have reached a consensus, but if it goes on like this, what will happen?

The other ninja clan leaders and ninja villagers in the village did not know the secret deal between the two. They only saw that Orochimaru had great achievements but no rewards. He was still a "Sannin" in name only.

Public opinion is a very important force in the village. They may not side with a cold-blooded creature who deliberately sacrifices his companions, but a powerful ninja who can bring them peace will definitely gain supporters.

Especially in this situation where people are in panic after the Kyuubi Rebellion.

Orochimaru's active performance in the Battle of Kumogakure was too positive. If the third generation ignored it, his reputation would suffer backfire.

Calculating it this way, the battle of Yunyin,

Uchiha cleared his family's suspicion, released his shackles, and gained many military exploits.

Orochimaru won the reputation and had the opportunity to study the Mangekyou Sharingan openly.

Both parties have made a lot of money, but the Hokage series can only be said to have made a small profit.

When everyone is making a lot of money, a small profit is a loss, and if the reputation of the third generation is hit again by this, it will be a loss that makes the pants explode, right?

This is completely different from previous transactions.

Uchiha was supposed to be cleared of suspicion, but he suffered heavy losses.

Orochimaru was supposed to lead the Konoha ninja army to repel Kumogakure, but there was no apparent gain.

It was supposed that the Hokage and his family defeated the foreign enemies without any blood, regained the power to suppress the Uchiha, and took a dominant position in the subsequent easing of relations between the two parties.

The Naruto series should have been the biggest winners.

All this was not written clearly, but Orochimaru naturally knew it and acquiesced to it in his heart.

Because from the beginning, what he valued most was Uchiha's fresh body and financial support.

Of course, now that the matter has come to this, Orochimaru can also choose to turn his back and refuse to admit his fault, but this is actually not cost-effective.

The recognition and reputation of the villagers, the smooth road to Hokage... He didn't need any of these. The really useful ones were already firmly in his grasp.

It would be a huge loss to break your integrity for something of little value.

The silence lasted for two or three minutes in the conference room and was broken by laughter.

Orochimaru grinned, slightly curved. He looked at the third generation and said with a smile, "It's very simple to get the situation back on track."

Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes narrowed slightly, waiting for Orochimaru's next words. He had a hunch that this method would not be so easy to accept.

"As long as you hand over a forbidden technique to me."

Orochimaru said, "The villagers' awe for me will be compounded by a layer of rejection."

Sarutobi Hiruzen frowned, "What kind of thing do you want?"

Orochimaru smiled and said, "How about the Forbidden Technique developed by the Second Generation, the Reincarnation of the Earth?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen frowned deeply when he heard this.

This is a good way to exclude emotional factors.

To lead the ninja army to victory for a forbidden technique is undoubtedly in line with the image of Orochimaru in everyone's mind.

As for the reincarnation of the dirty land, there will always be controversy among the second generation, and Orochimaru is naturally no exception. The villagers will inevitably reject Orochimaru, and even hate him.

In this case, as Hokage, if he does not reward Orochimaru, not only will there be no resistance from the villagers, but he may even applaud him.

Naruto's prestige will continue to rise.

"..."

The Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at Orochimaru with a somewhat complicated expression.

Was all of this Orochimaru's impromptu idea, or was it premeditated?